Ali Movahedi-Kermani

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Ali Movahedi-Kermani
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Secretary-General of Combatant Clergy Association
Assumed office
2 December 2014
Preceded by Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani
Tehran's Ephemeral Friday Prayer Imam
Assumed office
2 December 2012
Appointed by Ali Khamenei
Member of Assembly of Experts
Assumed office
14 July 1983
Constituency Kerman Province
Majority 685,974 (43.94%; 3rd term)
Member of Islamic Consultative Assembly
In office
28 May 1980 – 3 May 2000
Constituency Kerman (1st term)
Tehran (2nd-5th term)
Majority 1,025,629 (44.6%; 5th term)
Personal details
Born 1931 (age 92–93)
Kerman, Iran
Political party Combatant Clergy Association
Religion Twelver Shia Islam

Ayatollah Ali Movahedi-Kermani is Tehran's Friday Prayer Ephemeral Imam and the current leader of Combatant Clergy Association. He was a member of the 3rd Assembly of Experts.

He was formerly one of the deputy speakers in the Islamic Consultative Assembly.[1]

Views

Movahedi-Kermani asserts that one must adhere to the instruction of the Chief Islamic Jurisprudent.[2] He also believes that the United States is trying to "portray the clergy and religion as failures."[3]

4th Assembly of Experts

Movahedi reportedly won 685,974 votes of the Kerman Province for his re-election to the 4th Assembly of Experts.[4] He was ranked 2nd after Ahmad Khatami in the constituency.[5]

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